Why Southeast Middle?

Friendship Southeast Middle nurtures young dreamers who will design and build our future.

By providing a rigorous academic curriculum that rewards innovative thinking and integrates STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) experiences into daily instruction, Southeast instills in students the foundations not only for college readiness but for lifetime STEM excellence.

CAMPUS INFORMATION

John Snowdy, Principal

John Snowdy is a distinguished educator with over 15 years of experience in education. Principal Snowdy is a native of Montgomery County Maryland. He received his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College and his masters degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Principal Snowdy’s career began at Baltimore City Public Schools as a high school social studies teacher. There he saw first-hand the desperate need for students to have a strong elementary and middle school experience.

After working in Baltimore city for four years, he moved to Washington, D.C. to serve as the Director of Counseling at Woodrow Wilson High School in District of Columbia Public Schools. In 2012, he joined Friendship Public Charter School as an Assistant Principal at the Blow Pierce Campus where he led the middle school community for three years before returning to Baltimore as the Founding Principal of Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys. While at BCSB, Principal Snowdy created a strong academic culture that lead the school to become one of the higher performing schools in the district. As the school’s instructional leader, he drove double digit gains in reading and math PARCC scores. Due to his achievements at BCSB, he was a finalist for Baltimore’s Heart of the School Award, a prestigious recognition of high-achieving principals in the district.

Principal Snowdy is pleased to return to Friendship and serve the Friendship Southeast Academy Middle School community. ​​​